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She was walking her therapy dog. Ten feet away, a hunter took aim.
"Today my dog, my partner, was killed at point blank," the message began. On Monday, Valley Calderoni and Markie Blackburn, colleagues from an animal rehabilitation center, had taken Calderoni's four-year-old dog, Kaoru, and nine other dogs for a walk that ended near Lake Lucille...
 News September 21, 2017 - 8:00am
Kathleen Mimbach stands outside her central Minnesota lake home Wednesday, Sept. 20, on Grand Lake in Rockville. Jason Wachter / St. Cloud Times
Central Minnesota lake neighbor fight turns more ugly as judge orders removal of cabin
ROCKVILLE, Minn. — A legal dispute between neighbors on Grand Lake in the central Minnesota town of Rockville reached new heights when...
 News September 20, 2017 - 6:24pm
Minor in custody after bomb threat at Cass Lake-Bena High School
CASS LAKE -- A minor is in custody after a bomb threat briefly evacuated Cass Lake-Bena High School on Tuesday afternoon.
News/local September 20, 2017 - 4:48pm
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Neighbors yell 'he can't hear you' before Oklahoma City officer fatally shoots deaf man
Neighbors yelled "he can't hear you!" But the two officers kept shouting commands. Sgt. Christopher Barnes and Lt. Matthew Lindsey ordered Magdiel...
 News September 21, 2017 - 7:26am
Isaiah Smith, 21, shown after initial surgeries following a Sept. 2 altercation near the North Dakota State University campus Sept. 2. The nursing student will have to undergo further dental work to replace 18 to 20 teeth, said his sister, Casey Droher. Special to The Forum
Prosecutor declines charges in fight that left NDSU student badly hurt
FARGO — A prosecutor has decided not to charge a man reportedly involved in a fight that left Isaiah Smith, a junior at North Dakota State...
 News September 20, 2017 - 10:38pm
A long line of people waited outside Mt. Zion Church on Wednesday for the monthly Ruby's Pantry distribution. (Jordan Shearer | Bemidji Pioneer)
Ruby's Pantry paying off: Monthly food program proves a success in Bemidji
BEMIDJI—Stacks of eggs, bread, meat and other goods towered high above the floor in Mt. Zion Church as volunteers busied themselves Wednesday...
 News September 20, 2017 - 7:50pm
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Mathews has done a great job for our city
Thanks to the mayor and Bemidji City Council for standing behind our city manager, Nate Mathews (Pioneer, Sept. 8). I don’t know of anyone...
 opinion/letters September 21, 2017 - 8:30am
Zorbaz looks to Bemidji again
BEMIDJI — A regional pizza restaurant chain appears to be making another run at buying land on the south shore of Lake Bemidji. Zorbaz on the Lake founder Tom Hanson is scheduled to present the Bemidji Economic Development Authority with a proposal Monday night, according to...
 News/business June 27, 2013 - 6:04pm
Lazy Jack’s Fall Festival to take place at fairgrounds
BEMIDJI -- The seventh annual Lazy Jack's Fall Festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, in the Commercial Building at the Beltrami County Fairgrounds. The event will include 40 vendors, offering a variety of crafts and products. All proceeds for the beer...
 News/Upcoming Events September 21, 2017 - 9:30am
Zorbaz, which has been a part of the Detroit Lakes, Minn., beach scene since 1969, will no longer be offering live music after the local city council sanctioned them for repeated noise violations this summer. Meagan Pittelko / Forum News Service
City officials defend its position in Zorbaz noise ordinance case
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — Detroit Lakes city officials were taken by surprise when Zorbaz canceled its live music indefinitely after being...
 News September 20, 2017 - 1:08pm
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Home destroyed near Bemidji after flames shoot through the roof
BEMIDJI, Minn. -- One home is destroyed after an early morning fire in Rockwood Township. Authorities were called to the scene around 1 a.m....
 News September 20, 2017 - 1:30pm
Fundraiser set to help family with medical expenses
BEMIDJI -- A fundraising event will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 15 at the Bemidji Eagles Club, 1270 Neilson Ave. The event will benefit Brent and Mariah Gilbert-Ferdig with travel and medical expenses associated with their daughters Hannah and Hailey. For more information...
 News/Upcoming Events September 20, 2017 - 10:30am
Jeanne Strate, left, and Nikki Brein, from Evergreen Youth & Family Services, serve a cup of their chili at the 26th annual United Way of Bemidji Area Chili Cook-Off on Wednesday at the Sanford Center. (Jillian Gandsey | Bemidji Pioneer) play button
Hot start to fall: United Way holds annual Chili Cook-Off (video)
BEMIDJI—The United Way of Bemidji Area hosted its 26th Annual Chili Cook-Off to begin the campaign for the community on Wednesday at the...
 News/local September 20, 2017 - 5:46pm
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LaVerne Boe LaVerne M. Boe, 94 of Rochester, MN died Monday, September 18, 2017 at her residence. LaVerne Marcelyn Enger was born January 15,...
 September 21, 2017 - 9:39am
A memorial marks the spot in Minneapolis where University of St. Thomas student Ria Patel died, two days after the crash in which the 20-year-old Eden Prairie woman died, on Sunday, Sept. 17. (Lisa Legge / Pioneer Press)
Charge: 'Super-drunk' boyfriend ran from crash that killed St. Thomas student
MINNEAPOLIS— A 21-year-old Minneapolis man with a history of driving offenses was charged Wednesday with criminal vehicular homicide after...
 News September 20, 2017 - 9:38pm

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The Zipper runs in this long exposure photo at the 73rd annual Bemidji Jaycees Water Carnival in the parking lot of the Sanford Center. The Water Carnival was held June 29 through dusk on the Fourth of July in Bemidji. (Jillian Gandsey | Bemidji Pioneer)

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